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Gender and Ethnicity in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Guatemala

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  • Carla Canelas

    (Paris School of Economics, Universit´e Paris 1, Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne, France.)

  • Silvia Salazar

    (Paris School of Economics, Universit´e Paris 1, Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne, France.)

Abstract

This article examines the structure of gender and ethnic wage gaps, and the distribution of both paid and unpaid work in LAC countries. The results indicate that women are highly discriminated in the job market and undertake most of the domestic activities of the households. The indigenous population also suff ers from discrimination, but the wage gap is mainly explained by the difference in endowments, highlighting their limited access to education. The wage quantile decomposition results suggest the presence of sticky floors eff ects for both women and indigenous workers.

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  • Carla Canelas & Silvia Salazar, 2014. "Gender and Ethnicity in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Guatemala," Working Papers 179, Development and Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN), Vietnam.
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    1. Escalante, Luis Enrique & Maisonnave, Helene, 2021. "Evaluating the Regional Impacts of Climate Change on Women's Well-Being, Domestic Burdens and Food Security in Bolivia," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315851, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    2. Maira Emy Reimão & Emcet O. Taş, 2017. "Gender Education Gaps among Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Groups in Bolivia," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 48(2), pages 228-262, March.
    3. Luis Enrique Escalante & Helene Maisonnave, 2022. "Gender and Covid‐19: Are women bearing the brunt? A case study for Bolivia," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 34(4), pages 754-770, May.
    4. Escalante Ochoa, Luis Enrique & Maisonnave, Helene, 2021. "Evaluating the regional impacts of climate change on women's well-being, domestic burdens and food security in Bolivia," Conference papers 333302, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.
    5. World Bank Group, 2015. "Bolivia," World Bank Publications - Reports 23829, The World Bank Group.
    6. Escalante, Luis Enrique & Maisonnave, Helene, 2022. "Impacts of climate disasters on women and food security in Bolivia," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 116(C).
    7. Luis Enrique Escalante Ochoa & Hélène Maisonnave, 2020. "Assessing the impacts of climate change on women's poverty and domestic burdens: A Bolivian case study," Working Papers hal-02970249, HAL.
    8. Luis Enrique Escalante Ochoa & Hélène Maisonnave, 2021. "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's welfare and domestic burdens in Bolivia," Working Papers hal-03118060, HAL.
    9. Escalante Ochoa, Luis Enrique & Maisonnave, Helene, 2020. "Assessing the impacts of climate change on female poverty and domestic burdens: A Bolivian case study," Conference papers 333226, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.

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    JEL classification:

    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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